A woman in cream and gold drapery leans over a reclining man in a dark interior, her attendant steadying his head as she draws a blade across his neck in a moment of decisive violence. The composition uses dramatic chiaroscuro, with warm flesh tones and rich fabrics emerging from deep shadow, capturing a biblical narrative of courage and retribution with unflinching physicality. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.